From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland In Chapter 7 , the Hatter gives his famous riddle without an answer: "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" Although Carroll intended the riddle to have no solution, in a new preface to the 1896 edition of Alice , he proposes several answers: "Because it can produce a few notes, though… they are very flat; and it is nevar put with the wrong end in front!" (Note the spelling of "never" as "nevar"—turning it into "raven" when inverted. This spelling, however, was "corrected" in later editions to "never" and Carroll's pun was lost). Puzzle expert Sam Loyd offered the following solutions: Because the notes for which they are noted are not noted for being musical notes Poe wrote on both They both have inky quills Bills and tales are among their characteristics Because they both stand on their legs, conceal their steels (steals), and o...
Why some anagrams hold top level meaning The White House prefers without, Public-sizing of Cheney’s gout, For it’s really King’s disease he’s acquired, His subjects couldn’t be more shock and awe mired The hidden knowledge here within, Is from the college of the chin, Bear with me whilst we scour out, Anagrams for “ Cheney gout ” Echoey Tung Ouch ye Gent Coy thee Gun Cent Hoe Guy CEO then guy NYC HUGE TOE - (sticking out like a sore thumb at Auschwitz ceremony) Tech Neo Guy Coy EEG Hunt Teeny Cough Cut Gone Hey - (out of the blue states and into the scary black ) Con Huge Yet Etch one Guy Cog he ye nut So now that is all we have for today, Soon will arrive more witty repartee, As Rust never sleeps it just fades away, And not all folksingers have washed out to grey .
Sunday's date is written the same backward and forward — for everyone in the world — which hasn't happened in 900 years https://disrn.com/news/sundays-date-is-the-same-backwards-and-forwards-for-everyone-in-the-entire-world by Daniel Payne · Jan 31st, 2020 3:18 pm Last Updated Jan 31st, 2020 at 4:01 pm Sunday, February 2, marks a unique calendar date, as it forms a palindromic day — one that is written the same both backward and forward . But this Sunday is more special than post palindromic days. In this case, the date rendered as it normally is in the United States — as month/day/year — is identical read both normally and reversed: 02/02/2020. However, in the numerous countries that follow a day/month/year format, the date is still the same either way. And in the many Asian countries that place the year first, it is still identical backward and forward. So whether you're in Europe, Asia, or the U.S., February the 2nd is a very spe...
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